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Martin Luther King III Wants Fans to Boycott the NFL Until Colin Kaepernick Is Signed by a Team
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Posted on 09/20/2019 10:58:02 AM PDT by Impala64ssa

Martin Luther King III believes that Colin Kaepernick could easily return to football — but thinks it will require some help from NFL fans. The human rights activist and oldest living child of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., recently told TMZ Sports that Kaepernick could get back into the league “overnight” with the public’s help. The NFL star, 31, has been out of work for over 900 days, according to USA Today, since he left the 49ers in March 2017. He sparked controversy after starting the #TakeAKnee movement during an August 2016 preseason game, when he chose to kneel rather than stand during the national anthem in protest of racial injustices, including police brutality. In 2018, Kaepernick filed a collusion grievance lawsuit against the NFL, which was settled out of court in February of this year, according to a statement from his attorneys. “What would change it overnight is if the public decided to say ‘Okay were not going to watch,’ ” King III told TMZ Sports. “But it’s a complicated situation, because what about the guys who are playing?” he added. “That’s their jobs, that’s their livelihood, they don’t need to have to stop playing, but by the same token, I would say the majority of them, agree or empathize.” King III explained that although the “industry did blackball” Kaepernick, “there might be some owners that are empathetic,” sharing that he “had heard that a couple of owners might employ him.” He added, “He certainly is one of the most talented quarterbacks even today, probably. There are times when you need a strategic quarterback who has a proven record, and certainly, Colin Kaepernick is one of those.” The Inquisitr reported that already in the first two weeks of the 2019-2020 NFL season,

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To: Impala64ssa

He seems proud of his name. If I ever found out that my father was a lying, plagiarizing adulterer I would change my name.


21 posted on 09/20/2019 11:31:03 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Bullish
Hey idiot, the problem is he sucks at football.

Hey idiot, the problem is he sucks.

Fixed it, too long.

22 posted on 09/20/2019 11:33:57 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist mooselimb savages, today.)
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To: Veto!

Correct.

When the nfl didnt fire the kneelers, it spat on the American public.


23 posted on 09/20/2019 11:36:59 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Bwahahahaha

Third tier has been with jiggy feet


24 posted on 09/20/2019 11:37:24 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the cloudsi)
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To: Harpotoo

YOU MISSPELLED KRAP!........................


25 posted on 09/20/2019 11:38:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: Impala64ssa

MLK III had an older sister who died of natural causes at the age of 51. His paternal grandmother was murdered in 1974 by a young black man who said he hated Christians. (No doubt if the killer had been a white man we would be reminded of it often.)


26 posted on 09/20/2019 11:44:29 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Impala64ssa

What he doesn’t understand is that kappernick is out of the NFL because of the fans


27 posted on 09/20/2019 11:44:43 AM PDT by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
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To: econjack
High NFL pay scales are one of the ways by which the entry cost for possible competing pro football leagues is kept unbearably high. Unless a new league pays competitive salaries, they cannot attract and keep good players. Yet paying NFL level salaries forces a new league and its teams to burn through precious cash, making profitability a distant and unlikely prospect.
28 posted on 09/20/2019 11:50:38 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Impala64ssa

If all the lobbying by personalities on ESPN can’t get Kaepernick an NFL contract, what makes MLK III think he can get it done.

BTW, I happen to think that with the rash of QB injuries and Kaepernick’s newly stated willingness to be “a backup QB” that he might just get picked up. I keep teasing my Steeler-friends that Colin K would look good in Steeler Black & Gold. Drives them nuts!


29 posted on 09/20/2019 11:55:01 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: Impala64ssa

I boycott the NFL BECAUSE of Kaepernick....


30 posted on 09/20/2019 12:08:29 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: Impala64ssa

MLK 3 ought to get a look at NFL stadium’s empty seats. He is a day late and a dollar short.


31 posted on 09/20/2019 12:13:42 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: Impala64ssa

Dateline 2419. Martin Luther King XXIII says racism is worse than ever, demands reparations.

It will never end. 400 years from now, the black race hucksters will still be singing the same broken song.


32 posted on 09/20/2019 12:23:28 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?)
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To: FreeReign

LOL... I was about to say that. What is NFL..?


33 posted on 09/20/2019 12:25:34 PM PDT by DEPcom
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To: Impala64ssa

They can give him a position he can handle well. Make him the ball boy, you know, the one who checks the pressure in the balls.

He can at least do that job.

Sorry folks it is his shit that initiated vast decline of ticket sales.


34 posted on 09/20/2019 12:46:32 PM PDT by oldenuff35
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To: Rockingham

There’s no need for a new league. All you need do is have the existing team owners agree on a pay cap per player. They have a cap now, but it’s for the total team. You could also cut the team cap by, say, 90%, and achieve the same result.


35 posted on 09/20/2019 12:46:42 PM PDT by econjack
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To: Impala64ssa

Guess they could fire an illegal and hire him to clean the showers.


36 posted on 09/20/2019 12:52:50 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: Impala64ssa

OK. And how many years will they have to carry him on the roster? Till he dies? And does he have to play? Start?


37 posted on 09/20/2019 1:10:56 PM PDT by shalom aleichem (Barr and Durham! Get movin'. Time's awastin')
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To: Impala64ssa

I’m with the Left on this, the NFL had a CHOICE between siding with Americans and siding with people who hate America...and they made their choice.


38 posted on 09/20/2019 1:33:07 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Let’s have everyone boycott Martin Luther King III until Colon is signed by a team.


39 posted on 09/20/2019 1:38:18 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: Tallguy

My hubs who WAS a RABID Steelers fan; I mean there would be holes in the wall and broken glass when they were WINNING and who has a TATTOO of the Steelers on his arm said he would REMOVE the tattoo if Kaperstink ever made the Steelers.

He has been boycotting NFL for the past two years now and doesn’t miss it because football has been turned into touch croquet by the leftists and feminazis.


40 posted on 09/20/2019 1:39:14 PM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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